[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 36 (Friday, February 22, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8322-8323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-4309]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration


Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public 
Comment and Recommendations; Records of All Certified and Qualified 
Persons; and Man Hoist Operators Physical Fitness

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to 
reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance 
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing 
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to 
ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, 
reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, 
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of 
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed.
    Currently, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is 
soliciting comments concerning the proposed extension of the 
information collection related to the Record of all Certified and 
Qualified Persons; and Man Hoist Operators Physical Fitness. MSHA is 
particularly interested in comments which:
    * Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    * Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    * Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    * Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who 
are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submissions of responses.
    A copy of the proposed information collection request can be 
obtained by contacting the employee listed below in the For Further 
Information Contact section of this notice.

DATES: Submit comments on or before April 23, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to David L. Meyer, Director, Office of 
Administration and Management, 4015 Wilson Boulevard, Room 615, 
Arlington, VA 22203-1984. Commenters are encouraged to send their 
comments on a computer disk, or via Internet e-mail to [email protected], along with an original printed copy. Mr. Meyer can be 
reached at (703) 235-1383 (voice), or (703) 235-1563 (facsimile).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charlene N. Barnard, Regulatory 
Specialist, Records Management Division, U.S. Department of Labor, Mine 
Safety and Health Administration, Room 725, 4015 Wilson Boulevard, 
Arlington, VA 22203-1984. Ms. Barnard can be reached at [email protected] (Internet e-mail), (703) 235-1470 (voice) or (703) 
235-1563 (facsimile).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    30 CFR Sections 75.155, 75.159, 75.160, 75.161, 77.105, 77.107, 
77.107-1, and 77.106. Sections 75.155 and 77.105 explain the 
qualifications to be a qualified hoisting engineer or a qualified hoist 
man on a slope or shaft sinking operation. These requirements are 
necessary so that it can be determined who is qualified to perform 
these tasks and how they can become qualified.
    Sections 75.159 and 77.106 requires the operator of a mine to 
maintain a list of all certified and qualified persons designated to 
perform certain duties around a mine. This list must be posted.

II. Current Actions

    30 CFR 75.155, 75.159, 75.161, and 77.105, 77,106, and 77.107-1, 
require coal operators to maintain a list of persons who are certified 
and those who are qualified to perform duties which require specialized 
expertise at underground and surface coal mines, i.e., conduct test for 
methane and oxygen deficiency, conduct tests of air flow, perform 
electrical work, repair energized surface high-voltage lines, and 
perform duties of hoisting engineer. The regulations also require the 
mine operator to have an approved training plan so that the qualified 
and certified people can properly perform their tasks. The recorded 
information is necessary to ensure that only persons who are properly 
trained and have the required number of years of experience are 
permitted to perform these duties. MSHA does not specify a format for 
the recordkeeping; however, it normally consists of the names of the 
certified and qualified person listed in two columns on a sheet of 
paper. One column is for certified persons and the other is for 
qualified persons.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    Title: Records of All Certified And Qualified Persons; and Man 
Hoist Operators Physical Fitness.
    OMB Number: 1219-0127.
    Recordkeeping: One year.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.

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                                          Total                           Total       Average time
           Cite/reference              respondents      Frequency       responses     per response      Burden
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75.155.............................               0               0               0            0               0
75.159.............................             877               4           3,508        \1\ 5             291
75.161.............................             877               1             877        \2\ 8           7,016
77.105.............................               0               0               0            0               0
77.106.............................           1,488               4           5,952        \1\ 5             494

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77.107-1...........................           1,488               1           1,488        \2\ 8          11,904
    Totals.........................           4,730              10          11,825       \2\ 16.66      19,705
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\1\ Minutes.
\2\ Hours.

    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget 
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a 
matter of public record.

    Dated: February 18, 2002.
David L. Meyer,
Director, Office of Administration, and Management.
[FR Doc. 02-4309 Filed 2-21-02; 8:45 am]
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